Catching Killers

Good evening, Seattle.

An international manhunt for the so-called Green River Killer.

Not just America's most wanted,

but perhaps the most dangerous single killer in the world.

Dave, I know you have something that,

if this Green River Killer is watching, you'd like to say.

You know, I've worked this case for over six years now...

...and I feel very confident

that someone will soon be leading us to you.

This nightmare will not end.

It still haunts you during every waking hour.

It's time for us to talk.

The shock in this neighborhood continues.

The three latest victims were found yesterday.

Police have been combing the banks of the Green River looking for any clues

as to who may have killed five women in the last month.

Our modern-day paradise has a serpent.

A serpent in human form,

the Green River Killer.

Somewhere in our midst is a cold-blooded killer.

For nearly a month now,

undercover officers have been stationed in this area

keeping a 24-hour watch on Melvyn Foster,

who lives just up the road from here.

Are you scared at all?

Scared? No.

Fright is for the guilty.

What's the bottom line here? Did you kill all those women or what?

No, but I wish I did. I wish I did know who did.

Because, uh...

I'd put a stop to him.

It's been over one year since investigators found

the first skeletal remains of the Green River murders.

Last night, an elderly man picking apples in this field

found bones scattered over a 20-foot area.

Three skeletons have been found on port property.

Possible victims of the Green River Killer.

The Green River Task Force now includes another possible murder victim,

discovered near 54th Avenue and Star Lake Road.

The Green River Task Force will be expanded next month.

Fifteen officers and ten detectives will join the case,

more determined than ever to catch the killer.

People are frightened, and we open the paper,

and all we see are bodies and bones being found.

Once again, there is speculation

that investigators on the Green River case are back to square one.

How close are you to catching this killer?

Um, that's kind of a hard question to answer right now.

Um, we're still working on it,

and until we catch him, we really won't know how close we are.

Is there any reason to believe that this person may kill again?

Um, in serial investigation,

we find that the serial killer continues until he's caught.

A coalition of prostitutes and women's rights organizations claim

the search for the killer wasn't given immediate attention

because the victims were prostitutes.

In Seattle, another grim discovery today

that could be connected to the string of Green River murders,

which have shaken that west coast city.

Explore, Search and Rescue members

joined detectives with the Green River Task Force

to search the densely-wooded area near Star Lake.

One skeleton was found here on Saturday,

two more on Sunday.

And this morning, it happened again.

There was a flurry of activity,

and that same sickening feeling pervaded the area.

The Green River Killer has taken at least 20 lives in 21 months.

That gruesome total,

putting it among the largest mass murders in American history.